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It’s been legal since 2018, up here in Canada, and other than extreme amount of cannabis shops in every other block, it’s basically been the same as pre-legalization. People who were into it, still into it. People who didn’t still don’t. Maybe just the people who were curious but didn’t want to try it because it was illegal tried it out and joined either of the camps.

I’m not the biggest fan, but as a person who enjoys drinking from time to time, who am I to rob people from their good times when I get to do it freely?

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Thanks for the report, so basically it removed the legal burden on people and police, no need to hide or buy at secret deals, and no need to arrest them all the time for smoking, is it right ?

Are there regulation on the production of cannabis on sale ? concentration and limits in amount of impurities etc ?

> Are there regulation on the production of cannabis on sale ? concentration and limits in amount of impurities etc ?

Yes, it is regulated. However, growers get to choose which labs they send their samples to. With those incentives, you can guess what happens next.

Other than that, I agree with the GP: nothing has really changed; those who smoked continue to do so, often relying on the cheaper black market; those who didn't like it continue to not partake.

I vape once every few months and it is nice to have access to legal weed with transparent pricing.

Yeah regulated in terms of amount you can grow, sell, how much you can sell at a time, how much you can have in edibles, inside one package and etc. It was very weird in the beginning since the production didn't catch up with the demand, so was very expensive and sounded like quality was sub-par, making the regulars to rely on black market. Now, well, I guess you can still go with black market, but everyone I know that has been dabbling with it for the past 20+ years have switched to legal cannabis.

Keep in mind, nobody would have ever arrested you for smoking cannabis for ages especially in the west coast Canada. Sure it was illegal, but everyone has a friend who has been smoking for years.

What is meant with "legal cannabis"? That the last step somehow is a licensed dealer selling? Or is is guaranteed the whole chain from farmer to point of sales is legal?

Basically the whole chain.

What about "new" people? If it's legal I would assume more people of new generations of people will try it

What about "new" people? I, personally, don't care if new people try it. It doesn't seem to have extreme societal impact like very hard drugs (fentanyl and etc.) we see in Vancouver. I'm still against those, but for lighter things like cannabis, I'll treat it as alcohol - let others freely enjoy it as long as they're not causing problems for their surroundings. As long as people understand their limits and deal with their addictions, it's not my place to limit people on their consumption behaviours.

And well, I was a kid once as well, and trying alcohol for the first time, drinking with friends, getting into shenanigans. Wouldn't trade those memories for anything. That'll happen whether you want it or not.

Still against smoking in small public places though, as my jacket gets to smell like weed.

It remains illegal for youth consumption.

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